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Feed Mill Manager – Rowan, IA

Posted on: 09/10/2019

FEED MILL MANAGER

Location: Rowan, IA

Classification: Full-time

Description: To efficiently supervise and manage a computerized feed manufacturing facility that mixes and processes ingredients to customer specified formulations and quality guidelines in a manner that maximizes departmental effectiveness and achieves the cooperative’s goals.

Job Performance Skills:

Leadership

Gains the support of others. Builds voluntary cooperation through credibility, expertise, influence, and persuasion. Generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to the group’s mission. Links organization’s mission/vision/values to everyday work. Sees the potential in people, opportunities and events. Willing to change or abandon current practices and programs when necessary. Takes appropriate risks to improve performance, try something new, or reach a challenging goal. Communicates clear and demanding expectations.

Developing and Retaining Talent

Knows the strengths and limitations of people. Identifies subordinates’ development needs. Provides meaningful development plans. Holds development discussions.
Knows each subordinate’s career goals. Rewards staff for developmental success as well as for good job performance. Actively works to identify and retain top talent. Gives people assignments that will test and develop their abilities. Has a nose for talent.

Planning and Organizing

Maintains well-organized materials, files, systems, and tools. Breaks work down into logical steps. Anticipates and eliminates roadblocks and delays. Stays within the allotted time for accomplishing tasks. Completes tasks in the shortest, most efficient manner. Makes sure all parts of a job are completed in full, including follow-up plans and paperwork.

Team Leadership

Enlists the active participation of every team member. Promotes a friendly climate, good morale and cooperation among team members. Assures joint ownership of goal setting, group commitments, work activities, schedules, and group accomplishments. Let’s people manage, finish and be responsible for their work assignments. Defines team roles and responsibilities. Reviews team successes and failures. Expresses pride in the group and encourages people to feel good about team accomplishments. Makes sure that the practical needs of the team are met. Makes sure that all team members are treated fairly.

Makes good decisions. Identifies and considers all available alternatives before making decisions. Seeks other people’s input and advice. Can describe the factors that were considered in making a decision and their relative importance. Understands the impact of decisions on co-workers and other organizational units. Applies policies correctly. Seeks solutions acceptable to all. Willing to make decisions in difficult or ambiguous situations, when information is limited, or when time is critical. Makes tough decisions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Include but not limited to the following:

• Maintains a safe work environment as outlined by NEW Cooperative’s policies and procedures